Bush hails 'major shift' in Iraq

invictus

4-10-2008 7:05 PM

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He said the US now held the initiative and was looking to deliver a "crippling blow" to al-Qaeda in the country. 
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US troop levels in Iraq are now due to be reduced by about 20,000 by July, but Mr Bush said after that, the "drawdown" process would be frozen. 
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Then, he said, senior commander General David Petraeus would have "all the time he needs" to assess the next step.
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Gen Petraeus had called for a 45-day "period of consolidation and evaluation" after July, before any more troops left. 
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iraq, war, united states, george bush

invictus says:

Huh, "major shift"? Sounds very intriguing.

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4-11-2008 5:54 PM

ratilfar

Sounds exactly the same as last year. Word for word for word....

4-22-2008 2:34 PM

masbury

Give us six months, and we'll know ...
Give us six months, and we'll know ...
Give us six months, and we'll know ...
What we should know is that in six months they always ask for another six months.

4-22-2008 3:56 PM